Ashlyn Hickey FCS 101 01 10 11 19 Assignment 4 1 Dr Howard Gardner said Intelligence is the ability to respond successfully to new situations and the capacity to learn from one s past experiences Shelton 1992 Dr Gardner was a professor at Harvard and developed his theory of multiple intelligences in 1983 Shelton 1992 In his theory he started off with six different intelligences and now has expanded to nine different intelligences for humans Gardner s nine different intelligences are verbal linguistic intelligence means you have good verbal skills and sounds logical mathematical intelligence means you have the ability to think and use numerical patterns spatial visual intelligence is when you can think in images and pictures bodily kinesthetic intelligence means you can control body movements musical intelligences means you can produce and appreciate music existential intelligence means you can answer deep questions about question existence naturalist intelligence means you can recognize the things in nature interpersonal intelligence is when you are able to respond to others feelings and intrapersonal means you are self aware of beliefs and values Mind 2014 The multiple intelligence theory is a theory about the brain that says human beings are born with a single intelligence that cannot be changed and is measurable by a psychologist Mind 2014 He believes that people have a unique blend of skills 2 My interests and weaknesses Social You like to develop ideas and learn from other people You like to talk You have good social skills Effective techniques of enhancing your learning using your social intelligence include taking part in group discussions or discussing a topic one to one with another person Find ways to build reading and writing exercises into your group activities such as reading a dialogue or a play with other people doing team learning investigating projects setting up interview questions and interviewing your family and writing down the interview and writing notes to another instead of talking McKenzie 1999 Nature You are sensitive to nature and environment You probably know the names of rocks flowers birds and trees You love to be outdoors Here are some ways to use your nature intelligence in your learning work in the garden read about plants and or animals study habits of fish or birds read nature magazines go hiking take photographs of what you find on your hike and write a story describing the photographs McKenzie 1999 Self You have a very good sense of self You like to spend time by yourself and think things over You will often take in information from another person mull it over by yourself and come back to that person later to discuss it You like working on projects on your own You often prefer to learn by trial and error Effective techniques to enhance your learning include keeping a journal and giving yourself time to reflect on new ideas and information More ideas go on guided imagery tours set aside time to reflect on new ideas and information encourage journal writing work on the computer practice breathing for relaxation use brainstorming methods before reading listen to and read how to tapes and books and read cookbooks McKenzie 1999 I slacked some in body movement logic math language spatial and musical I knew I needed to exercise more especially being in college since I do not eat the best I know I am not the all time best at math but I do not have anymore math classes to take so I feel as long as I know the basic math skills I should be set I was surprised by spatial since I keep my room clean but it is meaning more like who I am around I like to be by myself often because I can not concentrate around others in order to do my homework I like to hang out with my roommates but I do not get to often due to having so much homework that I have to be in a quiet setting I listen to music every day but I only like certain genres of music so that one definitely makes sense I knew I was a pretty social person It definitely depends on the situation and who is around though It is really good for me to be social due to me wanting to open up my own daycare Working with kids is a lot more fun if you like to interact with them Also most children wouldn t want to go to a daycare where the caregiver doesn t interact with them that is no fun Having your own daycare will include talking to many of the children s parents grandparents teachers etc I also need to have a good sense of myself because it is always good to relax after a long day I also love nature I love animals and many children do as well Its not good for children to be inside in front of a screen all the time so I will take them outside often So I definitely think my interests match with a caregiver I do think I need to learn to have a lot more body movement as kids love to run I also need to learn more music so I can sing and dance with the kids 2 It is always good for everyone to know that people are different We are not all the same and we learn differently It is very helpful for teachers to know that students learn differently Some learn hands on some learn just by reading and some just have the common knowledge and interests of certain subjects When teachers know these things they have better knowledge to know how to corporate the different teaching skills inorder for all the students to be able to learn Students need to remember to not judge other students if they get bad grades and to not get too down on themselves if they get a bad grade Every student has different interests and are stronger in some subjects than others Lastly parents need to remember that they can t get mad at their children if they don t do the best in some subjects My sister was really good at science and I never was School wasn t my brother s thing and my mom would always get so upset because she would have to bribe him to do his homework but school isn t for everyone I always succeeded in English but not science and my mom would get upset with me It s important for everyone to keep in mind that we all learn differently and succeed and have interest in different things in life 3 If bosses find their workers strengths they can use them to choose which jobs and tasks to give them My old boss Debbie always sent me outside with the kids since I love being outside She also always had me talk to the parents if she was busy because she knew I would be fine since I am social Coaches usually figure out the players strengths in practices